[ She can't help but look surprised when he speaks of Anu in such terms. But then she smiles, even if weakly so. She would have never imagined to hear anyone speak of her father so, in her defense no less.

He sounds wiser and more comforting when he helps others, too. Ehe, maybe they have that in common. ]

Ahaha. It sounds like what I would say normally.

[ She looks back at him and smiles, though only briefly. ]

I know you're right... [A pause.] But even as I hear those words and agree, I also know by the night doubt will fill me again. And the more I open myself and am true to who I am... The more overwhelming those doubts are.

[ She's discussed those issues - though not to that extent - with other friends before. And every time she's agreed with them... Only to go back to feeling as insecure and unsure as ever after a time. It's easy to say you agree and want to be your better self, it's much harder to actually get progress to stick. ]

You know that struggle, of course. Better than anyone here, perhaps.

[ He's agreed with her before that humans deserve a chance, that he is a good person who can do wonderful things. But she doesn't doubt that even he - sometimes - struggles to believe in humanity and in himself, even though he knows he shouldn't. ]

It's like the cage that imprisoned me was never the Underworld, but my own heart... Anu, Ishtar, the Annunaki... They're not here. [...] How do you do it, Godzilla? How do you manage to free yourself of your past?